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The United Progressive Party (UPP) is of the strong view that pursuing greater youth participation at all levels of Government is key to effective national development. Having rolled out one of the youngest political slates in the history of Antigua and Barbuda, the Party will give youth voices a platform.
The UPP is proud to announce that we will immediately move to increase youth representation at all levels of government, targeting at least:
– 25% in the Senate
– 25% across All Boards
– 10% of Board Chairs or Vice Chairs
– 25% on all major committees
The UPP also commits to fostering deeper cooperation with existing youth bodies.
The UPP Government will meet with the National Youth Council at least once per quarter to account for our performance, capture their concerns and give consideration to their recommendations.
The UPP Government will also ensure that the National Youth Parliament is empowered to make a greater contribution to national development. We will give consideration to recommendations and bills presented by the National Youth Parliament.
The UPP Political Leader, Harold Lovell says “The UPP will pursue a policy of affirmative action for youth. All areas of government decision
making will have youth representation.” He further comments, “The theme of this year’s International Youth Day is ‘Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages’. The UPP is proud to deliver concrete plans to ensure that all generations, including the youth, are represented at the decision making table.”
“Young people continue to play a key role in creating sustainable change in our country. Our young people remain a critical link in ensuring that our nation provides opportunities for collaboration among all generations to ensure that any differences in our views are used as a way to unite us and not divide us,” said Hon. Jamale Pringle, the youngest ever Leader of the Opposition in Antigua and Barbuda.
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A 3D look at the proposed expansion of the ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago. Image courtesy Ministry of Works and Transport
Wickedness to the highest order.
This was how some residents of Crompston Trace, Bon Accord, described the eviction of two families in the area on Thursday as work continues on the $1.2 billion ANR Robinson airport expansion project.
The residents, who had been given eviction notices, claimed they had not been given enough time to seek alternative accommodation.
“This thing has been badly handled from day one. I don’t know what they want people to do. I don’t even know where I going to live now,” one evicted resident told Newsday.
Another angry resident shouted, “This is real wickedness, boy. People really eh have no compassion again.”
The drama unfolded around 7am when workers from China Railway Construction Ltd, the main contractors for the project, entered the families’ homes and began removing appliances and other items.
A short time later, Canaan/Bon Accord assemblyman Joel Sampson arrived. He condemned the action.
“We stand in defence of the people of Tobago, because this is very inhumane. We have people now coming into the people’s homes to move their stuff out,” he said.
“Look at what is going on, the Chinese….I want persons in the diaspora to see what is going on. This is sad and I don’t agree with it.”
Sampson called on the Prime Minister, as a Tobagonian, to intervene.
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The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced that it will release the results of the May/June examinations by September 5.
At that time, students will be able to access the preliminary results online.
A news release from the Barbados-based regional examinations body said CXC officials were working assiduously at completing the marking and grading process for the timely release of this year’s results.
“Consistent with the announced schedule for release during the last week of August or the first week of September, preliminary results for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) will be released on Monday, September 5, in St Lucia,” the news release stated.
It said ministries of education throughout the Caribbean will receive the preliminary results on Thursday, September 1 to review and provide feedback as necessary, in preparation for a joint meeting of ministries the following day.
“In instances where requests for early release of results were made, preliminary results will also be made available to universities at the same time as the ministries of education to facilitate the matriculation of candidates,” the news release added.
Students can access their preliminary results online at https://www.cxc.org/student-results.
This year’s exams were scheduled to start on May 2 but were pushed back by three weeks to May 23 after several ministries of education, including Jamaica’s, appealed for more time for students whose preparation was severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has formally moved the World Cup start up by one day to give host nation Qatar an exclusive Sunday evening slot with a global audience.
Qatar will now play Ecuador in Doha on Nov. 20 — just 101 days after FIFA’s decision Thursday — stretching the World Cup to 29 days from the 28 agreed seven years ago when a June-July tournament was pushed back to avoid the searing desert heat in midsummer.
The surprise late switch was signed off by a FIFA committee comprising its president Gianni Infantino and presidents of the six continental football bodies. FIFA said the vote was unanimous.
The plan was revealed Wednesday after several rounds of ticket sales to fans worldwide since last year.
“FIFA will seek to address any issues arising from this change in a case-by-case basis,” football’s world body said Thursday regarding fans whose travel plans are affected.
The risk to fans “is sufficiently outweighed by the value and benefits of the proposal” commercially, FIFA previously said this week in a letter to football officials proposing the switch.
The date change was said to be supported by tournament organizers in the tiny gas-rich emirate, South American football body CONMEBOL and the two teams’ national football federations.
Qatar will now make their World Cup debut kicking off against Ecuador at 7:00 pm local time on Nov. 20 after an opening ceremony on the field at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt Stadium.
The meeting of the world’s No. 49 and No. 44-ranked men’s national teams was originally scheduled 24 hours later on Nov. 21 after the finals tournament draw was made April 1 in Doha.
In the original schedule, the opening ceremony was still planned to take place before Qatar-Ecuador despite it being the third game of the tournament, and with just an hour of free time after the final whistle of the second game on the schedule, England vs. Iran.
It is unclear why Qatar’s first game was not scheduled in April as the tournament opener.
FIFA acknowledged in its letter this week the “significant value from a ceremonial, cultural and commercial point of view,” to have the opening ceremony before the tournament’s first game featuring the host nation.
The first game until Thursday’s decision was Netherlands-Senegal in Qatar’s Group A, starting at 1:00 pm local time on Nov. 21. That now moves back to the cooler hours of the 7:00 pm Monday slot vacated by Qatar-Ecuador.
Sponsors could also have their plans disrupted, according to Ricardo Fort, a former marketing executive with World Cup top-tier backers Coca-Cola and Visa, who described the late date change as “a huge problem.”
“They (sponsors) invited and confirmed hospitality guests, booked flights & hotels, and contracted with all the necessary logistics. Imagine changing it all!” Fort wrote on his Twitter account.
Changing the opening game does let FIFA follow recent trend of the host nation having an exclusive day to play the first of the 64-game tournament.
Still, it marks another way the first World Cup in the Middle East and the first of the 22 World Cups ever played outside of the northern hemisphere summer is upending soccer tradition.
FIFA got agreement from football officials worldwide in 2015 to delay the tournament previously set for the usual June-July period when temperatures routinely hit 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in Qatar.
Qatar committed to stay on football’s normal calendar and promised innovative stadium cooling technology when they bid for World Cup hosting rights in 2009-10.
When FIFA accepted the inevitable need to delay until Qatar’s cooler months, a tough negotiation with European leagues and clubs lead to the 2015 agreement for a shorter, 28-day program to minimize disruption for domestic football that relies on weekend games.
European leagues such as England’s Premier League, Germany’s Bundesliga and Italy’s Serie A will play through the Nov. 12-13 weekend, just seven days before the new opening game date.
Those leagues will shut down during the World Cup, which ends with a Sunday, Dec. 18 final on Qatar’s National Day. The Premier League is the first to resume on Dec. 26.
While an opening game on Sunday evening in Qatar should play well with viewers in Asia and Europe, in the United States the kickoff will be 11:00 am EST. That puts the World Cup opener in direct competition with NFL pre-game coverage.
The U.S. soccer team plays its World Cup opener against Wales in the late Monday game in Qatar.
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Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre has revealed more concerning details of a controversial XCD $70 million dollar scheme arranged by the former Chastanet led Administration to complete the ground floor of the St. Jude Hospital (SJH).
The XCD $70 million dollar contract, which was referred to the Attorney General, required the government of Saint Lucia to pay the entirety of the project cost with 12 months.
The fine print outlined in the terms of the agreement also stipulated late payments to the contractor would cost the government of Saint Lucia up more than XCD $69,000 per day.
Rehani Isidore tells us more in this report:
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Retired, renowned family doctor and former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament, Dr Henry ‘Marco’ Brown, passed away Thursday morning.
Dr Brown was said to be age 94 at the time of his passing.
The former state minister in the Ministry of Tourism was a well-loved and renowned medical practitioner throughout the parish of St James.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness hailed Brown as a true nation builder and advocate for the people.
“His passing has left a deep hole in our hearts. I extend heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones, and pray for God’s comforting presence in their time of tremendous grief,” Holness said.
Dr Brown was awarded the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) Fellow, the highest award bestowed by the MAJ on any member.
A past student of Cornwall College, Dr attended The Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland and completed studies there in 1956.
He returned to Jamaica in 1957 and worked for months at Cornwall Regional Hospital before moving to the Department of Surgery at the Kingston Public Hospital, where he worked until 1959.
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